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Saturday, November 12, 2011

This morning I awoke to the sweet savory smell of Thanksgiving
stuffing. It had floated all through our
house and filled every nook and cranny.
There was no hiding from it. The juices of my mouth began to enjoy a sumptuous imaginary, all the trappings, holiday meal.
Wait, its November 12, not Thanksgiving yet. What’s up?

I hustle down stairs to the kitchen and discover Jeannie in
her element as Chief-Chef of our homestead.
My salivary glands are now in full swing. She tells me she is preparing some food for
the Ward Thanksgiving Dinner tonight at the Alpenglow Chapel. Part of me is
disappointed I can’t partake of the feast sooner. Then I remember, I am on a weight loss plan
and shouldn’t be partaking at all.

I am still on my weight loss eating plan. I have become accustomed to eating 6 small
meals a day and have appreciated the way my body feels when I eat smaller
meals. There is less of the over-full “bloated”
feeling. But since I am a food-grazer,
and nibble at everything that is available, the holiday season is a particular challenge.
This time of year, there are exotic foods available non-stop in our home.

I thought I could keep up the weight loss during the “holiday”
season. My goal was to lose 10 lbs in
November and then another 10 lbs in December.
So I now have admitted to myself that it was a bit ambitious, therefore
it is time to revise my goal. I have two
choices:

1)Try to lose some weight, any weight, during the
holidays, even a pound or two will do

2)Do my very best to not gain weight during the
holidays.

I have already lost 41 pounds. I still have 40 more pounds to lose in order
to get to my ultimate goal of 199 pounds.
If I tread water during the holidays, by keeping the current weight loss
but not gaining any back, I could consider that a success. So the super-human goal of losing weight
during the holidays is set aside. But I will
be vigilant in weighing myself and working-out to make sure I don’t start to
gain.